Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-06

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A. look about me for wife.
John q. SAKE.
gamIsaAm FAAKs ~. 81.
f~.rrrxr rus THE Posr-MrEr1EaKHuKR.l
w. nearly all Of rs, love 70 dwell
-.au he beauties Of the front yard.
"a mon the necessity Of making
ksue attractive by having clean cut
.wns. groups Of roses, beds Of flowers
- ne ike. To my mind II Il Of
nws Importance that We turn our at
,osion 70 the back yard, 70 the cesspool
ID ol.en 10 be found there, breeding
a.ease: to the kitchen waste, not less
sgsasive 81 dangerous; and to the
efbage piles that accumulate, nobody
1sows how or when. AS these talks
~ intended TO represent real life ex-
ssrence, like as In life, stern duties
l.sn lead rs into bypaths that are not
Is most pleasant or attractive.
have, In common with all house
kulders. 9 back yard, but not the cess
nal. The earth closet has been In use
sew for Eve years, and Is no more Of
lrnsiye now than when newly con-
.lncted. A wagon load Of clay dried
"a the hop houses, pulveFized and
1aeked and stored in the cellar, ready
IN use AZ wanted, suffices for a year,
ia The addition OF a barrel OF lime
1gsfy six months or thereabouts. The
m growth Of vegetation resulting
lrom he use Of the poudrette made
more than twice over cuIupen safes for
she trouble, 10 say nothing Of the
satisfaction Of not having and main
lsining q nuisance upon ones prem
ism.
The lquid waste from the kitchen
md bath-tub is not so easy 10 manage
PuvalIup Is nearly level; there Is not
over ten feet Of fan 20 the mile---two
issf ID one thousand--and with a pop
aisfion Of not over i've hundred, even
4 ve bad the fall, we cannot as yet
reach the building OF expensive sewers.
Il Eecouid, | would say we should not
II isa sin against nature, this pouring
ne iat Of the land into sewers and
thence 70 the bottom Of the sea; 30
his week | have been engaged. before
he return Of the summers heat, in ar
ranging for the disposal Of this waste,
asals0oi 4 new " fayorite" water closet
ios the bath room.
The plan or system adopted Is that
81 snb-suriace irrigation" or disposal
Of sewage, as recommended by War
ling and successfully in use in numer-
cus places. The essential principle Of
Atsystem lies IN the intermittent flow
De accumulated water into a series
q common drain tile, laid IN the
fpsnd not more than twelve inches
1ftp This Is automatically arranged
b what Warning terms q hush-tank
$ CONSTRUCTED with a siphon that the
acN Is full until the tank Is emptied
hrs completely flushing It's system OF
tles, after which comes the rush Of air
hlo the tiles, following the cessation
4 The flow az water. Ny system Of
De- viii be 100 feet Of 3-ineh, laid with
Af ends little apart, so as to have a
kee flow Of water out OF the tiles and
mo the ground. As our soil Is open
nd porous, the tank need not neces-
mFly be large, as the intermittent flow
nay safely be frequent, say every - TO
J hours.
The author quoted gives an account
q such system working fifteen years
without becoming a nuisance, and il ~
his opinion that IL never will. The
whole, settling tank, overflow partition.
sphon and tiles, viii not cost over $50 I;
bai, when in working order, viii I'M
elflake 10 say that not four times $50
would induce us to dispense with H.
Comes now Mr.. IAwton. the nursery
san, and says that " Familiar Talks
~ given him trouble, In that from
Wat was said in a previous number
seoui the Winter NelIis pear tree not
Mafing well, some customer or Gus.
SnaeEs were inclined not TO buy Winter
nslits because OF what was written.
~ LAYTON finds that with him the
winter Neliis bears profusely; with me
leAly said that could not recommend
nsm hecAuse my trees did not bear /;
Wy they did not, for fifteen years has
sssn past finding cut.
vii now, By the advice Of my
Mfad, give them one more trial by
hsachsng in below the tree carefully
10 eating 4 80 poOt, IL any Is 10 be
Nand. Mr.. ls.as 4, tand he Is doubt
- nghtl spare and be- careful 0f the
1lefA roots IN root pruning, but " GO,
ne Zap root without merry; 50 We
~ give this row OF stubborn trees
- more trial before final condemna-
4penenee Is said 10 be dear school
good one. that is. II one slnarts
tf failure and consequent loss, he
ssnheFs the lesson vividly for the
acs q bis life; whereas, IL Silnply
sAt lesson. the impression Is not
seep nor 50 lasting.
~ We last ten weeks We have been
ay engaged laying tiles. Myself
hsighooFs have now, should say,
- - ..l,od thousand laid and at work.
slil We work goes on. a
estefaay ! concluded "a have a reg
- -. eAaiaiiiztion of my own system,
.sStef niteen thousand feet. Mhsre
$50. cined mains, rs a rule deep
~. .asias had been put in. We found
- hearty ali run full If silt, tsandl
sAry ~, showing the effort made
~ W 10 b free u the accnmula-
s-aas n the drain.
-. ~ ssne lines the drain had become
.s ~ nlsed With sand, and near the
- - aqfeiessly 50, a. there WAS nos
sh push in the current 10 move
The last Is. il ought not 70 BE-
y al We have made mistake
u - essng more care in LAYING the
~. ne sandy portion II the land
- isaa oeen heretofore the wetfest
- = Bow As dry As any. for there The
~ working their fun capacitv
49, - part Il the Geld he SSil wss
-. 49, aud 20 silt had entered and
-. a s probably VIA. The rrcent
has eesa very irving on new
-. sfAasss where the soil Is sandy
~ kteSt care and Judgment have
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